Zapata High School

Direction2009 State Hwy 16, Zapata, TX, 78076

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Zapata High School is located at 2009 STATE HWY 16, ZAPATA, TX, 78076. The school is part of ZAPATA COUNTY ISD.

To contact the school, call (956) 765-0280.
Teachers
Zapata High School employs 72 teachers, who have been with the school an average of 10 years. The teachers average 12 years of experience in teaching. The school currently has 1,065 students with a student to teacher ratio of 14.80 S/T. The special education division has 9 teachers assisting it. Zapata High School also employs 12 education aids.

School Summary

Public School
Grade Span
09-12
Enrollment
1065
Is Charter
No
Address
2009 STATE HWY 16, ZAPATA, TX, 78076
Principal
MS NANCY GARZA
School District
Phone
(956) 765-0280
County
Zapata County
School boundary map anomalies in street representation can and do occur, please contact the school directly using the number listed above.

Accountability Ratings & Designations

of Zapata High School

Accountability Ratings

B
Good
Start FullStart FullStart FullStart FullStar Empty
TEA Ratings
Scaled Score
Student Achievement 84
Student Progress 89
Closing Performance Gaps 77
Overall 85

Distinction Designations

Read/ELA
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies
Post-Secondary
Comparative Academic Growth
Comparative Closing the Gaps

Zapata High School Student / Staff Statistics

Student Statistics

Racial/Ethnic Group
Racial/Ethnic Group Number Percent
African American 0 0.00%
Hispanic 1,057 99.25%
White 6 0.56%
Asian 2 0.19%
Native American 0 0.00%
Two or More Races 0 0.00%
Total Students 1,065 100.00%
Eco Disadvantaged 943 88.54%
Limited English Proficiency 360 33.80%
Program/Count/Percent
Program Count Percent
Bilingual 353 33.15%
Gifted & Talented 101 9.48%
Special Education 168 15.77%
Teacher Student Ratio 14.80 S/T

Staff Statistics

By Experience
By Experience Count Percent
Over 30 years 4 5.57%
20 - 30 years 9 11.98%
10 - 20 years 25 34.68%
6 - 10 years 9 12.53%
1- 5 years 17 24.09%
Beginning Teacher 8 11.14%
Teacher Experience Average 11.70 yrs
Teacher Tenure Average 9.90 yrs
Teacher Type Number Percent
Total Teachers 72 100%
Female Teachers 49 68.52 %
Male Teachers 23 31.48 %
School Admin 4
School Support 9
Edu Aids 12
Special Education 9

Zapata High School 2025 STAAR Statistics

STAAR Statistics
Group All Subjects Read/ELA Math Science Soc Studies
ALL 80% 65% 86% 94% 96%
African American % % % % %
Hispanic 80% 65% 85% 94% 96%
White 100% *% *% *% *%
Asian *% *% % % %
Two or More Races % % % % %
Economically Disadvantaged 78% 62% 84% 93% 95%
Male Students 75% 59% 79% 93% 94%
Female Students 85% 73% 93% 94% 98%
Special Education 57% 37% 63% 78% 78%
Limited English Proficiency 71% 53% 82% 89% 95%

Class of 2024 Graduates

Standardized Test

Class Graduate
Group %
Tested
SAT
Avg
ACT
Avg
Abv
Criteria
ALL 75.3 n/a 15.6 3.2
African American n/a n/a n/a n/a
Hispanic 75.5 n/a 15.6 3.2
White * n/a * *
Asian n/a n/a n/a n/a
Two or More Races n/a n/a n/a n/a
Male Students 69.2 n/a 15 3
Female Students 83.7 n/a 16.3 3.4
Special Education n/a n/a n/a n/a
Eco Disadvantaged n/a n/a n/a n/a

Graduation

Class Graduate
Group Read
Ready
Math
Ready
Both
Ready
Graduated GED Cont. Dropout
ALL 84.6 75.3 69.2 96.4 n/a n/a 3.6
African American n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Hispanic 84.5 75.1 69 96.4 n/a n/a 3.6
White * * * * * * *
Asian n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Two or More Races n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Male Students n/a n/a n/a 95.3 n/a n/a 4.7
Female Students n/a n/a n/a 98 n/a n/a 2
Special Education 50 52.6 42.1 95.1 n/a n/a 4.9
Eco Disadvantaged 83.5 76.2 69.7 96.2 n/a n/a 3.8